Vincent Kompany Quotes

If I can't hit at a high level, I won't play, and I know there comes a point where my body won't be able to do that.

For me, I just focus on playing, playing at a high level. And when you can't do that any longer, you've got to get off the train.

I know I can still play at a high level.

Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe.

I like to think of myself as a pretty good athlete, I don't think I'm a great sprinter, but 200, 400, maybe 800. I won't say excel in them, but I'd do pretty good.

I look at it this way. I'm not putting age limits on what I can do. As long as I can do the job to help the team win and feel like I'm playing at a high level, which I feel I can do for a long while, I'm going to play no matter what my age is.

I thought I did well for someone who has been out for 10 or 11 months. Then I was sub against Liverpool and tried to play for the guys and work on my fitness.

Do I think I can take 20 carries now? Well, I think finally last week and this is week was probably the first time I could probably say, yeah, I could take 20 carries and go do some damage.

I have good stamina and good endurance.

I have always maintained a high level of fitness, and that is why I am still able to handle the demands of playing in the Premiership. People have always commented on my fitness, and it's something I pride myself on.

I don't feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all.

You can't go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.

When you get to the big leagues, the talent pool is on such a level playing field, you have to find a way to separate yourself from incredibly talented guys. Especially when you go through the injuries that I've had, you come back, and you might not physically be able to do some of the things you used to do.

I can't remember what times I used to do in training because I always loved football and didn't have any interest in an athletics career. But I was always the quickest.

I'm getting fitter, and I have more confidence. I feel like I'm getting better every game.

Me being in shape allows me to be more mobile and do better things, make bigger plays.

I get paid to play football and show everything I've got.

A fit player has good and bad times during a season, and you have that in rehab, too.

I've always thought I played at a high level and played at a fast pace.

I've always been in good shape. I just sucked early in my career from a statistical perspective.

I heard the other day that I'm the skinniest power forward in the league. I might be the skinniest, but I'm damn sure not the weakest.

I won't have to do any major changes to continue my career a long way, hopefully. Just hopefully stay healthy and be able to help a team out as I go through and still play at a pretty high level.

I think I can still go out there and compete, and compete at a high level.

When you play 40 minutes a game, you're going to average a lot of rebounds.

Players don't change drastically. Maybe they get more in form if they're a goal scorer, or they get healthier if they've been injured.